MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – It’s a frustrating gap. Reportedly, about 38% of the food produced in the US in 2021 went uneaten, while 10% of the population (34 million people) currently experience food insecurity. That’s roughly 119 billion pounds of food finding its way to landfills rather than feeding families in need.
The biggest offenders are individual households, which account for more than HALF of the country’s food waste each year – meaning that change must begin at home. But where do we start, and what difference does it make?
One suggestion is to learn from those who masterfully use every last bite, like the nonprofit partners of the Chick-fil-A Shared Table program, an initiative that redirects surplus food from its restaurants to local soup kitchens, shelters, food banks, and nonprofits in need. To date, more than 2,000 of the company’s restaurants in 47 states…
